- file name: mwmap_1027_bessarabia - document title: Bessarabia Ethographic Map ca. 1916 - original image dimensions @ 400dpi: 9892px x 12466px - map type: ethnographic, regional - map date: ca. 1916, based on 1908~1915 data - map geographical coverage: all of historical Bessarabia (roughly similar to modern Moldova) - GPS coordinates of map center (approx.): 47.0217, 28.8494 - current place name: Bessarabia - key places shown: Chișinău, Khotyn, Soroca, Bălți, Orhei, Bender, Cahul, Izmail, Reni - map description: Black and white photocopy of an ethnographic map of historical Bessarabia, roughly covering the land of modern Moldova, from census and other statistical data collected between 1908~1916. Originally in color, the map shows proportions of 16 ethnic categories, including Jews and Roma, for a few hundred cities and towns in the region. City populations are indicated by circle sizes. Total ethnic populations and a variety of economic statistics are presented in separate tables. - notes: